Free Online GK Paper Combined Defence Services,NDA & Other Exams

Free Online GK Paper Combined Defence Services,NDA & Other Exams
Sample Test Paper for IAS,UPSC Exams.
1. With regard to the transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which one of the
Following statements is not correct ?
(a) The chances of transmission from female to male are twice as likely as from male to female
(b) The chances of transmission are more if a person suffers from other sexually
transmitted infections
(c) An infected mother can transmit the infection to her baby during pregnancy, at
childbirth and by breast feeding
(d) The risk of contracting infection from transfusion of infected blood is much
higher than are exposure to contaminated needle
ANSWER: (a)

2. What ere the possible limitations of India in mitigating the global warming at present and
in the immediate future ?
1. Appropriate ultimate technologies are not sufficiently available.
2. India cannot invest huge funds in research and development.
3. Many developed countries have already set up their polluting industries in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(al 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER: (a)

3. Consider the following statements :
1. The Commonwealth has no charter, treaty or constitution.
2. All the territories/countries once under the British empire (jurisdiction/rule/mandate)
automatically joined the Commonwealth as its members.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: (a)

4.In India, which of the following is regulated by
the Forward Markets Commission ?[ IAS 2010]
(a) Currency Futures Trading
(b) Commodities Futures Trading
(c) Equity Futures Trading
(d) Both Commodities Futures and Financial Futures Trading
ANSWER: (b)

5. With reference to Pondicherry (now Pondicherry), consider the following
statements :
1, The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.
2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.
3. The English never occupied Pondicherry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER: (c)

6. Consider the following statements :
The functions of commercial banks in India
include
1. purchase and sale of shares and securities on behalf of customers.
2. acting as executors and trustees of wills.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: (d)

7. Consider the following statements : ln India, taxes on transactions in Stock
Exchanges and Futures Markets are
1. Levied by the Union
2. Collected by the States
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: (a)

8. Consider the following statements:
1. The Union Government fixes the Statutory Minimum Price of sugarcane for
each sugar season.
2. Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the Essential
Commodities Act,
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: (c)

9. Consider the following which can be found in the ambient atmosphere :
1. Soot
2. Sulphur hexafluoride
3. Water vapour
Which of the above contribute to the warming up of the atmosphere? [IAS 2010]
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER: (d)
10. Following are the characteristics of an area in India :
1. Hot and humid climate
2. Annual rainfall 200 cm
3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1 100 metres
4. Annual range of temperature 15 degree C to 30 degree C
Which one among the following crops are
you most likely to find in the area described above ?
(a) Mustard
(b) Cotton
(c) Pepper
(d) Virginia tobacco
ANSWER: (c)

11. Consider the following countries :
1. Brazil
2. Mexico
3. South Africa
According to UNCTAD, which of the above
is/are categorized as “Emerging Economies”?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER: (d)

12. In the context of Indian economy, consider the following pairs :
Term Most appropriate
description
1. Melt down Fall in stock prices
2. Recession Fall in growth rate
3. Slow down Fall in GDP
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER: (a)

13. Which of the following is/are treated as
artificial currency ?
(a) ADR
(b) GDR
(C) son
(d) Both ADR and SDR
ANSWER: (c)

14. An objective of the National Food Security Mission is to increase the production of
certain crops through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable
manner in the identified districts of the country. What are those crops ?
(a) Rice and wheat only
(b) Rice, wheat and pulses only
(c) Rice, wheat, pulses and oil seeds only
(d) Rice, wheat, pulses, oil seeds and
Vegetables
ANSWER: (b)

15. With reference to Simon Commission’s recommendations, which one of the
following statements is correct ?
(a) It recommended the replacement of diarchy with responsible government in the provinces
(b) It proposed the setting up of interprovincial council under the Home Department
(c) It suggested the abolition of bicameral legislature at the Centre
(d) It recommended the creation of Indian Police Service with a provision for
increased pay and allowances for British recruits as compared to Indian recruits it
ANSWER: (a)

Directions : For Q 16-25
The following items consist of two statements, statement I and statement II.
You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items
using the code given below :
(a) Both the statements are individually true and statement ll is the correct explanation
of statement I
(b) Both the statements are individually true but statement II is not the correct
explanation of statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but statement II is true

16. Statement I : A myopic person is advised to use concave lens
Statement II : The eye lens of a myopic person focuses the parallel rays coming from
distant objects in front of the retina
ANSWER: (a)

17. Statement I : Decay and disintegration of
rocks in situ is called weathering
Statement II : Mechanical weathering is
mainly caused by temperature variation
ANSWER: (b)

18. Statement I : The Mediterranean climate is
highly suitable for fruit production
Statement II : Cool and moist winters in
Mediterranean regions enable ample
production of fruits.
ANSWER: (a)

19. Statement I : Oxidation in our body cell
releases dangerous free radicals
Statement II : Our body itself produces
anti-oxidants to neutralize harmful free
radicals
ANSWER: (b)

20. Statement I : The semi-arid tracts of India
stretching from eastern Rajasthan in the north
to south central Tamil Nadu are agriculturally
less productive
Statement II : The semi-arid tracts are
homeland to a large number of central Indian
Scheduled Tribe population
ANSWER: (c)

21. Statement I : In the northern hemisphere
the ocean currents flowing from equator
towards the north pole and from pole towards
the equator are deflected to their right
Statement II : This happens due to rotation
of the Earth on the axis from west to east
ANSWER: (a)

22. Statement I : Gandhiji failed to realize that
the Khilafat was an extra-territorial issue.
Statement II: The cause of Khilafat was
discredited by 1923 as Mustafa Kemal Pasha
set up a secular republican government in
Turkey.
ANSWER: (d)

23. Statement I : In north-western India, the
Civil Disobedience Movement took a mass
character under the leadership of Khan Abdul
Ghaffar Khan.
Statement II : The Nehru Report (1928)
had argued that the ‘next immediate step' for
India must be Dominion Status.
ANSWER: (b)

24. Statement I : Adjournment is a short recess
within the session of the Parliament ordered
by the Presiding Officer of the House.
Statement II : When the Presiding Officer
adjourns the House without fixing any date or
time of the next meeting of the House, it is
known as adjournment sine die.
ANSWER: (b)

25. Statement I : In Vietnam War, Americans
used powerful defoliants such as Agent
Orange over large areas of dense forest and
agricultural fields.
Statement II : Defoliants are very
dangerous war weapons which leave the
forests and agricultural fields barren.
ANSWER: (b)